Time recorder



Feb. 9,l 1943.

R. T. BLAKELY TIME RECORDER ATTORNEY.

Feb.V 9," 1943.

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- Patented Feb. 9, 1943 TIME RECORDER Robert T. Blakely, Ridgewood, N. J., assignor to International Business Machines Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 13, 1940, Serial No. 323,651

19 Claims.

This invention relates to time recording mechanisms and, more particularly, to card time recorders wherein time registrations are made on cards individually assigned to each employee and inserted by him into proper position to receive such registrations in accordance with a predetermined schedule of time periods.

The present commercial time recording devices are adapted to imprint upon individual records the time limit of the Working hours used by a corresponding employee throughout a given period. This period may be a day, week, fortnight, or in fact any preassigned number of days. The records are customarily divided into individual rows or columns assigned to each day during the period. Time registrations made by the various employees during the day are controlled from a so called program device. Such program device determines the printing position in any particular row or column. It is also customary to assign regular registration periods and to cause time registrations made during the regular assigned periods to be of o-ne color and those made during irregular periods to be of a distinctively different color. From the foregoing it may be seen that if an employer has two or more employee groups with diiierent daily schedules of working hours he will require, when using the known types of recorders, an individual machine foreach such group. Accordingly, it is therefore, the general object of the instant invention to provide a single time recorder capable of handling the time records of a plurality of groups of employees, each group having a diiierent daily schedule.

A further object of the instant invention resides in the provision of an improved time recorder including means for establishing a plurality of ditierent schedules of time periods and novel means controlled by the inserted time card for determining which of the schedules is to control recording on the card.

A more specic object of the invention is to provide a novel program device having a predetermined setting and mechanism cooperating therewith for obtaining the equivalent oi a plurality of settings by selective operation thereof under control of the card.

Another object is to provide card controlled program determining means governed by the location of a designating slot in the time card.

According to the present invention, provision is made for a plurality of program devices in a single recorder and control means for connecting any desired one of the program devices with the time printing mechanism. The program device ior any employee is selected by an identifying characteristic on his card for operation at the time his registration is being made.

The advantages of the proposed program selecting device over the prior art may be best revealed by citing a specific use of this device. Assume, for example, a situation wherein say three departments of a manufacturing concern are using the same time recorder and have diiferently scheduled working hours. Department A is to go to luncheon from 12:00 to 12:45, department B from 12:15 to 1:00, and department C from 12:30 to 1:15. It is desired that for all persons going out and coming back within the specied limit of three-quarters of an hour that the recorder shall print blue in the proper column to signify irl-program (or regular interl val) registrations. Columns of the cards are provided with the customary headings including noon out and noon in, etc.

For distinguishing purposes, each card has a slot cut in it to represent the department to which means for positioning the card relative to the Still another object is to provide a uniquel the it is related, the slots for the different departments being in dierent locations on the card. A sensing means is provided to sense the slot as the card is inserted into printing position. A card from department A is thereby caused to receive blue registrations from 12:00 to 12:45, in the noon out column from 12:00 to 12:30 and in the noon in column from 12:31 to 12:45, the card being arranged to be shifted to the noon in column at 12:31. Should an employee from department A make his recording before 12:00 or after 12:@5 it will appear in red to indicate an out-of-program registration.

A card from department B receives blue registrations in the noon out column from 12:15 to 12:45 and in the noon in column from 12:46 to 1:00. Registrations effected before 12:15 or after 1:00 are made to appear in red.

Similarly, a card from department C causes printing of blue in the noon out column from 12:30 to 1:00 and in the noon in column from 1:01 to 1:15. Other times appear in red.

It will be appreciated from the above example that a plurality of different groups of employees,

each group under a different luncheon schedule may make the required time records of their arrival and departure in proper columns of their individual cards and in the proper color depending on whether or not the registration is within a regular interval. All of the foregoing may be eifected with the use of but one time recorder provided with the program selecting means proposed by the present invention.

It is also obvious that this program control may be employed for other predetermined time periods such "morning in time and evening out time, for example. Furthermore, it will be understood that the controlling designation on the card may effect the change either mechanically -or electrically. In the present invention an electrical sensing means is used, but it is evident that a substitution of mechanical sensing means for electrical means may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Other objects of the invention will be pointed out in the following description and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose, by way of example, the principle of the invention and the best mode, which has been contemplated, of applying that principle.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the apparatus in front elevation without the clock and the usual enclosing case.

Fig. 1a is a top view of the brush holder and program wheel.

Fig. 2 is a right side View of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 and discloses in detail the electrically controlled ribbon shifting mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the hammer trip arm latching mechanism.

Fig.4 is a detail view of the program disc and means of aixing the same to the program wheel.

Fig. 4a is a portion of one of the program discs.

Fig. 4b is a section taken along line tia-4b of Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 is a left side view, partly in section, of some of the apparatusl shown in Fig. 1, including a ratchet drive mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a detail view taken substantially along the line of Fig. 5 showing the mechanism involved in shifting the card receiver.

Fig. 7 is a detail front view showing different operative positions of the` member which yshifts the card receiver.

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the card lever contacts and card sensing mechanism taken substantially along the line 3 8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a detail side elevation of the card lever sensing mechanism taken substantially along line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Figs. 10 and 11 show examples of special time cards relating to different departments.

Fig. 12 is a circuit diagram of the machine.

Referring now to the drawings, a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown by way of example as applied to a time recorder of the type generally shown in U. S. Patents Nos. 935,312 and 1,684,400 to C. E. Larrabee with slight modifications hereinafter described. This type of recorder is of common knowledge in the art and consequently such parts of the description Y to follow which are directed exclusively to the old mechanism will be brief. Should further information as to structure details be desired, such information may be obtained by referring to the aforementioned patents.

Accordingly, in Fig. 2, the time typewheel assembly lll is indicated diagrammatically in dotted outline and is understood to be driven from trolled actuating mechanism in the usual manner. Also driven by the clock train is a program disc Il (Fig. 1). The disc l i and its associated mechanism controls the programming of various 5 operations of the machine in a manner which will be presently described in detail.

Ribbon color shift As best illustrated in Fig. 2, a solenoid 2t, 10 mounted on the base 2l by a bracket 22, controls an armature 23 which has a pin and slot connecu tion 2f?. with an elongated arm 25 pivoted at 255 and extending upwardly to a color flag visual indicator 2l. The arrangement is such that ener.. 15 gization of magnet 2d rotates the arm 25 clock wise about its pivot 2t. During this movement a pin 3e carried by the arm 25 engages a slotted member 3! causing the latter to be shifted to the right. The slotted member 3l is provided with two shoulders 32 and 33 and is adapted to be lifted upwardly at each depression of the manual printing arm Sli through linkage 35, 35, 3l, and bellcrank plate 33 which connects directly with the forked member 3l at 39. A two-colored ribbon it is carried on the usual spools 4l and .2

(see also Fig. l) which are fixed to their indi'- vidual shafts 53. The lower end of each shaft is provided with a flanged sleeve d adapted to receive lever arms 45. These lever arms 45 are fixed to a shaft C15 and it will be understood that if shaft i6 is rocked clockwise the lower portion of the ribbon becomes aligned with the typewheel assembly, whereas if the shaft i6 remains in the position shown in Fig. 2, the upper portion of the ribbon will be instrumental in effecting the imprint.

of shaft et, an arm 5e is provided which is fixed to the shaft 46 and has connected thereto a link 5l extending upward and connecting with one 4,0 end of a walking beam 52. The walking beam is pivcted at 53 and is provided with two studs Eil, 55. Accordingly, the slotted member 3l upon its upward movement engages the stud 54, and thereby raises link 5I and arm 50 to rock the 455 shaft li-Ei in a clockwise direction. Had solenoid El) been energized, the slotted member 3| would have been shifted to the right, and the shoulder 33 would have engaged stud 55, permitting the parts to remain in the position shown. It will 50 be appreciated, therefore, that by utilizing the customary blue and red color ribbon the color of the imprint depends upon whether solenoid 2U is energized or not. When solenoid 28 is energized the machine is arranged to print blue and when deenergized to print red. The program disc Ii and its associated mechanism controls the energization cf solenoid 2t in a manner which will be explained presently.

Program device 6o The disc Il is made of any suitable conducting material and is insulated from the main frame of the machine by an insulated supporting bushing i2 which is fastened to the machine by a I screw i3 (Fig. 2). A conducting spring Ht (see also Fig. 1) contacts the disc H and is insulated from the frame by an insulating segment l5. Accordingly, -a circuit may be completed from the program disc ii through the spring I4 to an external circuit. It is understood that the screw i3 passes through the insulated bushing i 2 and that the disc i! is insulated from the main part of the machine. The driving gear Il for disc l! is made of any suitable non-conducting material the clock train or from any customary time con- 7 (see Fig. 2). Insulating washers i6 are also pron order to eifect the rocking movement vided to. assist in preventing circuits from the disc to the machine. Afnxed to the program wheel II is an insulating disc 60 (see also Fig. 4) which has slots such as 61a, SIb, 6Ic, and 62a. B2b, 62e cut therein. The disc 60 may be secured to the program wheel I I in any suitable manner, a preferred method being to out slots 65 (see Fig. 4a) in the disc with an enlarged round portion 66 at one end of each slot. The program wheel I I carries pins 61 which slip easily into the round portions 66 of the slots 65 to facilitate mounting. Diso 60 is then rotated counterclockwise to a limited extent with respect to disc II until pins 61 engage the smaller ends of slots 65. Rotatable clamping springs 68 and clip 69 (Fig. 4b) further serve to hold the disc in place. A projection on the program wheel II provides a mounting for the clamping springs 68 and serves to position the disc 60 as shown.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the insulating disc 60 is easily affixed to and removed from the program wheel I I. The position and length of the circular slots in the insulating disc, as will be subsequently explained, determine various'time schedules. By inserting the program discs 60 with various slot relationships therein, different time schedules are provided for controlling the machine as desired.

Program determining means In, order to control the various operations in the machine from the program disc, an analyzing station is provided at which the slots in disc 60 are analyzed for control of the machine in a predetermined manner.

Referring to Figs. l, la and 2, supporting bracket 1I carries a brush holder 12 which contains electrical sensing brushes 13, 1d, I5 suitably insulated from the bracket, At certain times during the rotation of the program disc I I, circuits are completed from the program wheel II through the slots in the insulating disc 60 to one or more of the brushes 'I3-'I5 These circuits will be described later. The manner in which the slots 6Ia, 6Ib, 6Ic, and 62a, 52h, 62o are cut in the disc 60 determines the differential periods of energization of the solenoid 20 (Fig. 2). It will be noted in Figs. l and 4 that around the periphery of the disc 60 are a series of numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., indicating the hour of the day. The upper group of numbers 1-12 indicate a. rn; and the lower group p. m. The disc rotates in a counterclockwise direction. Accordingly, a circuit may be completed through the slot 6in between 4:30 in the afternoon and 8:30 in the morning. A circuit may be completed through the slot 6 Ib between 4:45 p. m. and 8:45 a. m. and through portions 'i6 in one of three positions A, B, or C to identify the department to which it is related, and upon insertion of one of these cards into the machine a certain selection is made of the circuits between the brushes 'I3-'I5 and conducting portions of the disc II (Fig. 1) according to whether the card is cut out in the A, B, or C portion. The manner in which this selection is efiected will now be explained.

Referring to Figs. 7, 8, and 9, the upper portion of the card receiver 80 is seen to be cut so as to receive insulating plates 8I and 82. The plate 8I has holes cut therein to receive the contact sensing elements 83a, 83h, 83o. These are held in place under the bias of the contact springs 84 acting on spacers 85. The insulating portion 82 has a conducting plate 86 fastened thereto by rivets 81. Thus, as a card is inserted in the receiver 80, a contact will be made between one of the contact balls (83a, 83h or 83o), and the plate 86 through the hole 'I6 in the card. Thus, one contact is made during the initial stages of card insertion.

Card lever operation For the purpose of initiating certain machine operations following the insertion of the record card, there is provided a set of contacts SI which are actuated under control of the card.

Aflixed to the upper part of the card receiver 80 is a card lever 90 (see Figs. 7, 8 and 9), which, upon insertion of a card into the receiver closes the card lever contacts 9 I. The relation between the card lever 90 and the analyzing contact balls 83a, 83D, 83o and plate 86 is such that the card lever contacts SI close after a contact ball has entered a slot I6 in the card (see Fig. 10) but before it has left the slot. The means for energizing the ribbon shift solenoid 20 (Fig. 2) selectively will now be described with reference to the circuit diagram (Fig. 12),

In the upper part of Fig. l2, the program disc II is schematically shown in three circular sections. Structurally each of these segments form part of the program disc II but in view of the relationship of disc 6D thereto the electrical equivalent is best illustrated in the form shown A in Fig. l2. Assume that the program wheel is in the position shown and let us say such position represents 8:40 a. m. A card suchv as that shown in Fig. l0 is inserted in the card receiver.

Y After the edge of the card has passed under the the slot 6Ic between 5:00 p. m. and 9:00 a. m.

It will be recalled that energization of the solenoid 20 causes the machine to print blue. Accordingly during the periods while the respective brushes 'I3-'I5 are making contact through the slots in the disc the machine will print blue. The slots 62a, 62h, 62e, are for the noon lunch hour which is assumed by way of example to be a three-quarter hour period. Slot 62e is effective from 12:00 noon to 12:45 p. m., slot 62h from 12:15 p. m. to 1:00 p. m., and slot 62o from 12:30 p. m. to 1:15 p. m. Referring for the moment to Figs. 10 and 11, the time cards illustrated there each belong to an employee from a different department. The card in Fig. 10 is for an employee in the so-called B department, and the card in Fig. 11 is for a man in the so-called C department. All cards are provided with cut-out Contact balls 83a, 63h, 63e, the card lever contacts BI close. At this time the contact ball 83h is in the registering slot 16. Accordingly, a circuit is completed from battery 88 (Fig. 12), conductor 89, card lever contacts 8i now closed, the contact plate 85, contact ball 83h, contact spacer and spring 84 associated therewith, relay coil 96, then via conductor 'I9 to the other side of battery 88. Relay coil S5 is maintained enern gized through its contacts 90a and card lever contactsSI. Contacts 96h now also close and a circuit is completed from battery 88, conductor 19, wire' |00, conductor I4, program disc II, slot SIb, brush 14, now resting therein, contacts 961i (now closed), solenoid 2f), wire 89, to the other side of battery 88. Energization of solencid 2G will shift the forked member 3! (Fig. 2) as previously described and cause the machine to print blue. This is the operation desired since the program device for the cards from department B is to be effective to cause printing in blue if the employee .registers before 3:45 a. n1. As another example, suppose the time were 1:20 p. m, and

an employee of department C is registering. Since department C has a scheduled luncheon period from 12:30 p. m. to 1:15 p. m., itis desired to have the machine register red at the time assumed in the example., Upon the insertion of the card shown in Fig. l1, a contact is made through hole 16 relating to department C to cause the following circuits to be established: From battery 83, card lever contacts 6 l, conducting plate 85, contact ball 83e, spacer 35 and spring te associated therewith, relay n'iagneL S1, conductor 10, to the other side of battery t8. Magnet 61 is maintained energized through its contacts 91a. At 1:20 p. m. however, the segment 62C has passed from under the brush 1li, and therefore the closure of contacts 91h does not energize the solenoid 20. Consequently the machine will print red when lthe actuating handle 34 is depressed.

Card positioning mechanism Since certain times are allotted to each of the different departments for arrivals and departures, the column of the card in which a particular time registration is to be effected may be different depending upon the department to which the card pertains. At this point it should be mentioned that, in time recorders of the type illustrated the day-line which will be presented to the impression point depends upon the depth to which the card is inserted in the receiver, and this depends upon the position of the bottom of the receiver, known in the art as the abutment or card lift, which is vertically adjustable. This abutment (not shown) is operated by suitable time-controlled mechanism, but as the same forms no part of the present invention, description thereof is deemed unnecessary, particularly as devices for the purpose are well known. Accordingly, the description will be concerned primarily with the means provided to actuate the card receiver 80 selectively in a lateral direction to insure that the proper column of the card is always in position to receive the time imprint. In Figs. 5 and 6 there is shown one form of such means, comprising three cams designated lla, llb, and lille, respectively (Fig. 5). These cams are afxed to a shaft |2| and are each equivalent to the usual card shifting mechanism cam 3| disclosed in the aforementioned Patent No. 935,312. In the Larrabee patent a single cam is provided which is rotated varying amounts to control the horizontal position of the card receiver. In the instant application a plurality of such cams is provided and each cam is properly shaped to conform with the program for its related employee group. Thus cam ||a relates to department A, cam |0|b relates to department B and cam ||l|c relates to department C, The manner of rotating these cams will now be described. The program disc I la has an undercut circular recess or slot |090 and adjustably mounted in the slot is a series of lifters |0610; each having an inclined -face or edge to engage the correspondingly inclined face of a projection shown dotted on lever |0919. Hence, as the program disc Ila rotates, each lifter engaging the lug will lift the lever |09b. Connected to lever |091) is a link |09 which is raised and lowered every time it is desired to move the cams to a new position. This is effected as follows: Afiixed to the shaft |2| is a ratchet |06 (see Figs. and 6). Raising of link |09 pivots a in the next .tooth of ratchet 06. As the link |09 is restored to normal position, the ratchet |06 is rotated one tooth position. A detent |05 cooperates with ratchet |06 to maintain the ratchet in position. Ratchet |06 is aflixed to a hub |20 (see Fig. 5) which is keyed to the shaft |21. The shaft |2| is slidable in the hub |20, the latter being held in position by a forked spring piece |23 secured to the frame of the machine by a pivot |23a, the forked end straddling shaft |2i. Each movement of the ratchet |00 accordingly rotates the shaft |2| and the cams lilla, llllb, |0|c affixed thereto so as to position the cams for a different program of card shifting. Referring again to Fig. 6, it is seen that a follower comprising parts |25, |26, and |21 is mounted on a shaft H0. The member |25 is affixed to the shaft H0 while the member |25 is rotatably mounted thereon. Arm |26 has a leftward extension, as viewed in Fig. 6, which is normally secured by a latch |20. The shaft ||0 is biased in a clockwise direction by a counter weight HX (Fig. 5). A spring I 02 connects member |25 and arm |26 in the manner shown.` When magnet |22 is energized, the spring |02 under the action of arm |25 causes clockwise rotation of arm I 26. Member |25 and arm |26 now operate as a single unit because of a projection |20a on arm |25` which abuts the right end of member |25. A cam follower |21 is pivotally carried by the arm |26 and has limited relative movement with respect to this arm. Lugs |26 and |29 of arm i2'.` restrict the movement of follower |21 so that as the assembly rotates in a clockwise direction, follower |21 engages one of the group of cams |0|a, |0|b, |0|c and rotates in a counterclcckwise direction relative to arm |26 to close the contacts H9. The shaft H0 will assume a position dependent upon which of the cams Mila, mlb, |0|c was in operating relationship with the follower |21. Shaft 0 has an arm ||5 secured thereto, and the shifting of this arm controls the lateral positioning of the card receiver through its connection with a locating bar l l0 (see Fig. l) os will now be explained.

The card receiver (Fig. l) is connected to a link ||1 which in turn joins with a lever ||8 pivoted at its lower end to a fixed plate |20. Lever H3 carries a stud and it is apparent that if the locating bar H6 is moved to the right and its right end depressed, the stud will cooperate with one of beveled surfaces ||2 or l I3 until it fits into a slot H4. It is .thus

seen that no matter in what position the receiver 60 may be, the locating bar ||6 will, when depressed, shift the receiver and locate it in a position corresponding .to the adjustment of theY bar 6 which, it will be remembered was controlled by the position of shaft H0. The bar H6 is normally held in its raised position by spring ||6a (Fig. 5).. The card receiver may be positioned manually evlen if the arm |26 is latched up because of the provision of spring connection |02 between arms |25 and |20 and the fact that the arm |26 is freely mounted on the shaft H0.

Means is provided to associate a certain one of ,the cams lilla, |0|b or |0|c with the follower mechanism embodying members |25, |26, |21. Normally the cam |0|a is under the follower mechanism (see Fig. 5). The shaft 2| is provided with two collars |36 and IBI free on the shaft and a stop |32 fixed to the shaft. Energiplate |01 and drops a pawl |08 secured thereto 75 zation of solenoid |30 will rotate its associatedv bellcrank mechanism |36 about its pivot |38 which is anchored to the frame of the machine in any suitable manner. This movement is transmitted through the collar |30 to slide the shaft |2l to the left to a position where the cam llb is aligned with the follower mechanism. Energization of solenoid |35 causes rotation of bellcrank |31 which, due to its greater mechanical movement about its pivot |39, shifts the shaft |2| to the left to align cam |0|c with the follower mechanism. The movements of |36 and |31 are sufficient to close contacts 92 and 93, respectively. As will be further explained later in connection with the circuit diagram, closure of either of the last mentioned sets of contacts is instrumental in energizing the magnet |22 (Fig. 6) to release the follower mechanism for cooperation with the proper cam. This will position the card receiver actuating shaft in the manner previously described.

Referring also .to Fig. 5, there is shown a mechanical card shift handle |40. The purpose of this handle is to manually rotate shaft ||0 for positioning the card receiver 80 at such time when out of program printing is' deemed desirable. To effect a lateral shift of the card receiver manually, the knob |40 must be pushed in until a pin |43 extends between the forks of bifurcated plate |44. Through the medium of a collar |45 aixed to shaft |46, a pair of contacts 98 mounted adjacent the shaft |46 in the manner shown will be closed when handle |40 is pushed in. Closure of these contacts controls a circuit to be described later, to release the manual operating lever 34, so that printing may be effected. The structure for moving the card manually to an out of program position is shown and described fully in the previously mentioned Patent 935,312.

General operation The complete operation of .the machine with reference to the circuit diagram (Fig. l2) will now be described. It has been previously explained how the machine will be controlled to print blue or red. In the example employed in that explanation, when the card from department B was inserted in the receiver at 8:40 a. m., magnet S6 was energized, bringing about the energization of solenoid 20. Energization of 95 also causes energization of solenoid |34 which is connected in parallel therewith. Solenoid |34 then shifts the shaft |2| to the left, as viewed in Fig. 5, bringing cam |0|b in line with the follower mechanism. Upon energization of solenoid |34 there is a closure of solenoid controlled contacts 92. Closure of contacts 92 completes a circuit from battery 88 via conductor 19, v

through contacts 92 through contacts 96d to energize magnet |22 through contacts |03b, conductor 89, to the other side of battery 88. Energization of magnet |22 releases follower |26 of shaft ||0, permitting the Ifollower element |21 to engage the selected program cam |0|a, b, or c. The rocking of shaft ||0 serves to select the lateral location of card receiver 80 and element |21 closes contacts ||9 (Fig. 6), as previously explained. Closure of contacts ||9 energizes magnet |42 which then attracts its armature |43 (Figs. 2 and 3) pulling the upper extension |44 of the armature from under the operating handle 34h. Handle 34h is normally depressible manually but while extension |44 is beneath the arm 34, it forms a latch to prevent depression of the operating handle 34h. With the latch removed, the hammer arm 34 is now depressed which also closes contacts (Fig. 2) through the movement imparted to link 36. Closure of contacts |50 energizes relay |5| and solenoid |52 in parallel therewith. Relay |5l and solenoid |52 are maintained energized by a circuit through contacts |53 and relay contacts |5|a (see also Fig. 7). Contacts |53 are mounted on the frame of the machine in such a manner that they extend into the path of lever ||5 (Fig. l). The contacts |53 are opened only as the lever ||5 approaches its extreme rightward position. Contacts |5|a are closed upon energization of relay magnet tt. Energization of |52v is ineffective at this time insofar as the control of bar ||6 is concerned, because this bar is held in position by notches ||6b (Fig. 7). These notches cooperate with a vertical plate 56, pivoted to the frame, which is drawn down on the notches upon depression of the manual operating lever 34 by reason of a link 51 which connects plate 55 with lever 34. The depression of the operating handle 34 rst brings plate 56 into a notch lieb and then moves the plate 56 further down to depress the locating bar ||6. Depression of bar ||i, in the manner previously explained, shifts the card receiver 89 to the selected lateral position with respect to the time typewheel assembly |0. During its downward stroke, handle 34, through known device 3, retracts hammer 2. As the handle completes its downward stroke, device 3 acts in the usual manner to release hammer 2 for a printing stroke. The hammer thereupon effects an imprint of the time from the type wheels l0, through the selected half of ribbon 40, in the selected lateral eld of' the card. In the example where the card pertains to department B and the employee is registering at 8:40 a. m., the blue half of the ribbon is in printing position and the registration will be blue in the first or morning in" column of the card. Contacts |5|b are closed by the energization of relay |5| to energize relay |03 which is then held through relay holding contacts |93a and card lever contacts 9|. Contacts E03?) now open to deenergize magnet |22, thereby restoring the armature latch |24 to its normal position as shown in Fig 6. When the operating handle 34 is released, the solenoid |52 becomes eective to rotate the arm I|5 (Fig. 7) as far to the right as it will go. This also brings about the opening of the contacts |53 to cause deenergization of the solenoid |52. Due to a slight overthrow action of the solenoid |52, the latch |24 will have positioned and held the follower 26 before the solenoid |52 is deenergized. If the card is being manually positioned, the contacts 98 (Fig. 5) will close in the manner previously described to energize magnet |42 and thereby release the operating handle 34 for Inanual movement. It is understood that before the machine is to be used the ratchet magnet |22 and its latch will have been set so that the follower mechanism is in the position shown.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single modification it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. 1n a time recorder in which means are provided to print time records on record sheets insertable one at a time in printing position and in which means are provided to selectively classiiy the time records, the combination of classication control means for controlling operation of the classifying means, time controlled program determining means including a disk having a plurality of circumferentially extending exposed portions of differential circumferential extents representing different but overlapping programs of time periods and means coacting with the portions, with each exposed portion and coacting means comprises a program determining devicecapable of program-control of the eiectivity of the classication control means, and means to render the program devices selectively efectivevto` control the effectivity of the classication control means so as to control, in turn, operation of the classifying meansfor the time rcords.-

r2. I n time recorder as defined inl claim 1, in vvhich the record sheets have different control characteristics, the further limitation that theV means to render'the p rogram devices selectively efifective are controlled by the control characteristic oi` a record sheet inserted in printing posiktion so as to render effective only the program deviceJ denoted by the characteristic of the inserted record sheet.

-BIn atime recorder as d ened in claim 1, the further limitation that means` are provided to prevent operation of the printing means until after the program devices have been selectively`V rendered effectiveY and the eiectivity of the classification control means hasv been determined by the selected program a device.

4Q In a time recorder in which meansl are providedto print time records through a multicolor'ribbonon record sheets insertablel one at atime in Iprinting position, the combination of classification control means for determining through 'which color portion of the ribbon the time record is to be made, a plurality of time controlled program devices each individually capable of controlling the efectivity ofthe classication control means according tol one of a plurality` of different program periods, each such periodA being determined by one of the program devices,A and means'to select any one of the progran'r devices for exclusive control of effectivity of the classication control means.

5.,"Ih timeY recorder as dened in claim 4, the said'means to select aprogram device being under'co'ntrol of a diierentiating characteristic of a` record sheet inserted in printing position, said sheets havingA different differentiating characteristics so that the latter means will select one or another of the program devices according to Whether the inserted record sheet has one or another characteristic.

v6.*In` a time recorder including a card holder, printing devices and operating means therefor for effecting printing of time records on a record card inserted in said holder, each such record'card having one or another control designation, the combination of means for shifting the cardholder relatively to the printing devices, a plurality of time controlled program devices each capable of controlling the shifting means according to a different program of time periods, analyzing means for analyzing an inserted record card for its control designation, means controlled by the analyzing means to associate the card holder shifting means with one said printing devices are operated.

" ation of the printing elements4 to effect sucha '7. In a time recorder having time printing ele-.. ments for printing time records on a record sheet, and a holder for holdingthe sheet in print. ing relation With said elements; thecombination of record sheet holder shifting means for mov, ing the holder andthe inserted sheet relative. to the printing elements, a plurality. of individually operable program control devices to control the.

sheet shifting means, means. controlled by the sheet upon its insertion into the receiver toassociate the card. shiftingV means with one oi the:

program devices for control thereby to shiit the.

sheet support andthe insertedsheet in accordance with av predetermined programA of time. "periods as determined by the. program control device associated with thecard shifting means so as to position the. sheet toreceive. atimerec-A ord in a predetermined different location thereof for each time period, and means to.. prevent opertirne record until after the sheetv is. properly positioned.

8. In a time recorder including a card supporty for a record card, andtime printing devicesfor` printing time.. records on the recordcard while it isV carried by thesupport; thecombinationof a plurality of program elementsv for determining the positioning o the support relatively to the` timeprinting devices. to provide the .in-and-out spacingv of the. timerecords, each.. of said elements` being capable .of determining. positioningv of thesupport, according to a different program of time periods, and means rendered` effective .under control of the card prior to the operation of the time printing devices for selecting one of said elements to position said supportlin accordance with the program element so selected.

9. Ina time recorder, a card holder for a record card insertable therein, and time printingdevicesfor printingtime records on the inserted record card; the combination ofV aplurality of individually operable control cams for determining movement. of theholder 4With respect tothe time. printing. devices to providein-and-outspacingof the .timerecorda each of saidV cams `capable of determining movement of the holder according tota different program of time periods, and

analyzing means foranalyzing the-record .card for a.. control designation thereon, means controlled. by` the4 analyzing. means. upon analysis of said designation to select one of the cams for positioning. of the card according to the selected program.

1). In a timerecorder'ncluding a, card `holder.

fora record card. insertable therein, and timer.

printing devices .for printing timerecords on the inserted` record card; thecombination of va plu..

rality. of.- program members .fori controllingk location,of. the holdervvith respect to the printing devices to .provide .for vin-,andeout spacing of the,A time records, time controlled meanscomprisingf a program wheelhaving. set upmeans for-controlling .setting of, the programA membersr and means,Y controlled. in. vaccordance ,with the locationof a cut-avvayportionoi the card Vfordetermining .which ofthesaiddiierent program `members,is .to be` eiective tocontrol thepositionl-ofr.

the card holder prior. to the. ..printing..of.a time i record. by. the. card. i,

11. In a time recorder in which time cards pertaining to different Work schedules are insertable one at a time to receive a time value record from a set of time value type Wheels, the combination of means common to all the schedules for aifording selective classication of any such time value record made by the set of type Wheels on a time card, a plurality of time controlled schedule determining devices for controlling the first-mentioned means in accordance With the different work schedules, each such device determining a different one of the Work schedules and each capable of controlling the rstmentioned means in accordance With the schedule determined thereby, and means to enable one or another of the said devices to be eifective to control the rst-mentioned means so as to afford selective classiiication of the time value record, made by the set of type Wheel on an inserted time card, in accordance with the schedule determined by the enabled device.

12. In a time recorder in Which time cards pertaining to dierent schedules are insertable one at a time to receive a time value record from a set of type Wheels, the combination of means common to all said schedules for aifording selective classification of any such time record made by said set of type Wheels on a time card, a plurality of time controlled schedule determining devices, each determining a different Work schedule and each capable of controlling the first-mentioned means in accordance with the schedule determined thereby, and means controlled by an inserted time card in accordance with a schedule denoting characteristic thereof for enabling one of the schedule determining devices to be exclusively effective to control said first-mentioned means so as to afford a selective classification of the time value record made on the inserted time card by the said set of type Wheels, with such classiiication being determined by the enabled schedule determining device.

13. In a time recorder as set forth in claim 12, in which the time cards have different schedule selecting characteristics, the further limitation that the stated means controlled in accordance Witha schedule selecting characteristic comprises a plurality of individual sensing devices, each for sensing a diierent one of the said characteristics and further comprises elements under selective control of the sensing devices for selectively enabling the said schedule devices.

14. In a time recorder in which time cards are insertable one at a time to receive a time value record from a set of type wheels, the combination of a plurality of time controlled schedule devices, each determining a different Work schedule, means common to all said Schedine devices and capable oi being controlled by any one of them for aiording selective classification of a time value record made by said set of type wheels, and means controlled by a schedule selecting characteristic of an inserted time card for enabling one of said schedule devices to be exclusively eective to control the first-mentioned means for affording a classication of the time record made on the inserted time card by said set of type wheels, With such classification being determined by the enabled schedule device.

15. In a time recorder in Which time cards are insertable one at a time to receive a horological time record from a set of time operated type Wheels advanced in accordance with horological time, the combination of a plurality of time controlled schedule devices, each determining a different Work schedule, means common to all said schedule devices and capable of being controlled by any one of them for affording selective classification of a horological time record made by said set of type wheels, and means controlled by a characteristic of an inserted time card for enabling one of said schedule devices to be exclusively effective to control the first-mentioned means for affording a classication of the horological time record made on the inserted card by said set of type Wheels, With such classication being determined by the enabled schedule device.

16. In a time recorder as defined in claim 12, said classification affording means affording the selective classification by causing the time value record to be printed in one color or another and including means for determining diiferent locations of a multi-color ribbon during the recording operations.

17. In a time recorder as dened in claim 12, said classification affording means aording the selective elassication by causing the time value record to be made in one or another of a plurality of separate fields of the inserted time card and including means for determining selective location of such fields in recording position.

18. In a time recorder, time-controlled recording elements to record time records on cards bearing schedule selecting designations and insertable one at a, time, a plurality of time-controlled scheduling devicesl means controlled selectively by said devices for effecting selective classification of the time records, and means controlled by a schedule selecting designation of the inserted card for selecting one of said scheduling devices to act through the rst-named means to effect selective classication of the time record made on the inserted card.

19. In a time recorder, time-controlled recording elements to record time records in different elds of cards bearing schedule selecting designations and insertable one at a time, a plurality of time-controlled scheduling devices, means controlled selectively thereby for determining in Which iield of an inserted card the record is to be made, and means controlled by a schedule selecting designation of the inserted card for selecting one of the scheduling devices to act through the first-named means for selecting the eld of the inserted card in Which the record is to be made.

ROBERT T. BLAKELY. 

